Human (In)Security and Democracy in Central America

Thomas Anthony O'Brien

doi:10.1080/17419166.2015.1006396

Human (In)Security and Democracy in Central America

Thomas Anthony O'Brien

Sociology

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Abstract

Human security has increasingly shifted attention to the individual, while the state has become guarantor (or violator) of security given its role in governing the domestic environment. This article examines how variations in regime forms influence security, pointing to the importance of political security in the wider human security framework. To illustrate, the article examines the nature of political security in Central America, a region with weakly democratized states and histories of political violence. The findings suggest a link between democracy and human security that is mediated by state capacity and the ability to control non-state violence against individuals.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	44-59
Number of pages	16
Journal	Democracy and Security
Volume	11
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/17419166.2015.1006396
Publication status	Published - 9 Mar 2015

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Keywords

Authoritarian
Contentious Politics
Political Violence
State Capacity

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